When My Girlfriend Cheated On Me And Spread Rumors That I Was A Guy Who Would Sleep With Anyone, I Decided To Just Accept It And Ended Up Dating The Most Slutty Girl In School.

The Depths of Hell.

“…was just a dream.”

Naoki muttered the next morning, wishing it were true.

Strangely enough, saying it out loud made it feel almost real.

“No…, seriously. I haven’t received any messages from her since then.”

If she had been caught in the act of cheating, wouldn’t there be some sort of reaction?

With that thought, it almost seemed like the girl he saw yesterday was just someone who looked a lot like Chiharu—

“No way! How delusional am I?!”

He banged his head against the wall.

The shock of Chiharu’s infidelity was driving him mad.

Or maybe it already had.

He felt like he was trying to convince himself that yesterday’s events didn’t happen, that it was all just a dream.

Perhaps it was his brain’s defense mechanism kicking in to prevent a complete breakdown.

On the other hand, he was also certain it had been Chiharu.

“We’re childhood friends… We’ve been dating for over three years…”

If it were Chiharu, he was confident he could recognize her by her aura alone, even in disguise.

…He needed to be sure.

Of what?

That she was definitely cheating.

There was no chance it was just a brother or cousin or some other common misunderstanding.

They were sharing an unmistakably adult kiss.

If that were a greeting, it would still be a problem and abnormal.

…But maybe there was a slim chance it could be some bizarre misunderstanding?

He wanted to ask her on LINE immediately.

Did you really cheat on me?

He wanted to interrogate her for hours.

Because Chiharu was his girlfriend, and Naoki loved her.

If it were some mistake or misunderstanding, it would be better that way.

“No, that’s impossible… Besides, what am I supposed to say?”

Good morning. How are you? By the way, did you cheat on me yesterday?

What an idiot.

If he was wrong, he’d hurt Chiharu and might even get dumped because of it.

If she really had cheated, asking her outright would be humiliating.

There was also the possibility that she had already blocked him on LINE.

Realizing that after trying to contact her would be incredibly painful.

It would leave a scar that would never heal.

He felt like he was already wounded.

Either way, he didn’t want to add more needless pain.

“…I should just go to school.”

Even if his girlfriend of over three years had cheated on him, he still had to go to school. In fact, especially because she might have cheated on him (though he hadn’t confirmed it yet), skipping school over it felt like conceding defeat.

Or maybe he just wanted to delay facing the issue.

Seeing Chiharu at school and observing her reaction might reveal the truth.

…Would it, though?

What if she acted completely normal?

Would he be able to confront her then?

…He didn’t know.

…He lacked confidence.

…To be honest, Chiharu had become so beautiful lately that he felt they were no longer a good match.

As these thoughts ran through his mind, time passed, and reluctantly, Naoki left his house.

“Ahh!, I really don’t want to go to school!”

He genuinely felt this from the bottom of his heart.

***

“Oh, it’s him. The one from the rumors.”

“No way, he doesn’t look like that at all.”

“That’s how it is, right? Even murderers usually look harmless.”

“Ah… I see.”

(…Are they talking about me?)

Pretending not to hear just in case he was mistaken, Naoki walked into school, feeling something was off.

Today, he felt an unusual number of eyes on him.

Mostly from girls, but some boys too.

Even some unfamiliar faces were mixed in.

It felt like people were whispering about him, gossiping.

Some even gave him blatant looks of contempt.

“…What on earth is going on?”

He didn’t know, but he had a bad feeling about it.

Since Chiharu was in a different class, he wanted to quickly pack his books into his desk and find out the truth about her supposed infidelity.

Of course, that was when one of the more outgoing classmates, whom he wasn’t particularly close to, approached him with a grin.

“Yoo, Ashimura. I heard you cheated on Shimizu-san even though you’re dating her?”

Naoki’s mind went blank.

It took about five seconds to reboot.

Pok, pok, pok, pok, ding!

“…What?! What are you talking about?!”

“Don’t bother denying it. It’s the talk of the school, you know?”

“……No way.”

He felt dizzy and almost fell over.

At that moment, it was confirmed: Chiharu had cheated on him.

If only that were the end of it.

That conniving girl had gone ahead and spread rumors that he was the one who cheated.

“You put on a front like you’re all devoted to her, but you’ve actually been quite the player behind her back, huh? Must be nice. Introduce me to some girls sometime, will ya?”

In the middle of the conversation, Naoki bolted out of the classroom.

“Hey, Chiharu! What the hell is go—ugh!”

As soon as he opened the door to Class 3, a girl he didn’t even know punched him square in the face.

“Ouch… What the—”

He looked up to find himself surrounded by girls from Class 3.

“Shut up, you enemy of women!”

“Shimizu-san told us everything!”

“You’re a disgusting cheater who sleeps with anyone who asks!”

“Trash! Scum! You don’t even have a good face, so don’t get cocky!”

“Never go near Shimizu-san again!”

They hurled insults at him, accusations he had never heard before, and kicked him repeatedly.

“N-No… I didn’t… I never cheated… Ugh!”